Electrolier.



R. B. BENJAMIN. ELEGTROLIER. APPLIOATION FILED DEO. 27, mos.

1,016,311?. Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

entran sra'rns PATENT oratori.

:anneau B. BENJAMIN, or suitcase,l ILLINOIS, AssrGNoR ro BENJAMINELECTRIC.

` MANUFACTRIG COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

ELECTROLIER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known thatI, REUBEN B. BENJA- Mrmacitizen of. the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of-Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inElectroliers, of which the followingisa full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, reference being had tothe ac# companying drawing, forming apart of this specification.

My invention relates to electroliers, and has as its object theprovision of a device of this character which will be simple andconvenient to manufacture, which may be packed into small compass forshipping purposes, and which will form a strong and substantialstructure when Set up for use.

For an understanding of my invention reference is to be` had to thefollowing description and the accompanying drawings, in which I haveillustrated one of the forms in which the invention may be embodied.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a partially sectional elevation of anelectrolier constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is aplan of the same with the hood removed; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectiontaken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, 10 is a supporting plate or memberadapted to be secured to the lower end vof a conduit such as 11. To thisplate are hinged the hollow lamp socket supporting arms 12, the hingedconnection being effected by securing L- shaped extensibns 13 upon theends of the arms 12 and connecting these extensions to the supportingplate 10 by means of hollow lrivets 14: passing through suitable holesformed in the supporting plate 10 and the respective extensions 13.

In order that the arms 12 may be supported in a horizontal plane, thesupporting plate is bentahpwardly at its periphery to form an elevatedliangea, and a 4sleeve 12a is placed upon each arin 12. These leeves 12arest upon the flange 1()a and th arms are thereby properly supported.The hol low rivets 14 are of sufficient diameter to enable theconductors leading from the4 lamp sockets and extending through `thearms 12 to be passed through them and attachedto suitable bindingterminals lcar-V ried by a base which is secured beneath the.

supporting plate 10. 'The effect ofthis con- Speeication of LettersPatent.

appearance to the device.

struction is that the arms 12 may be swung about the hinges formed bythe rivets 14 into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, inwhich position the whole device is of a convenient size and shape forpacking. When, however, the electrolier is to be set up for use, thearms are swung into the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2.

Patented Feb. 6, 1912.

Application ined December 27, 1909. serial No. 535,162.

In order to lock the arms in their ei tended position (shown in fulllines in Figi 2), they are made to fit into properly l0- cated slots 15formed in a removable casing 16 which is adapted to cover the'supportplate 10 and the parts carried thereby. The slots 15 space the armsproperly relatively to one another, but in order to give rigidity to thewhole it-is desirable that at least one.

of the armsshould be'positively locked in position relatively to thesupport plate 10. To this end the plate 10 is formed with a boss 17sodisposed thatv the sleeve 12a of one of the arms 12 will strike itwhen the l arm is moved into its. extended position. On the other sideof this arml is placed a spring catch 18 'adapted to retain the arm inits extended position. This catch may be depressed manually when, if thecasing 16 be removed, the arm may be swung to the position shown indotted lines in Fig. 2.

In order to impart a presentable appearance to the device the arms 12are provided with dished caps 19 of such' shape as to con form to thecurvature of the casing 16. These caps cover the edges of the slots 15when the arms are located inthe slots. The

caps are clamped in the correct positionupon the -arms between the endsof the sleeves 12a and the ends of nishing tubes2() with which the armsare provided.. hood or cover 2l is provided for givinga nished adaptedto it over the upper end of the casing 16 and be secured in place by asuitable set screw engaging the conduit 11.

In the form of electroliers shown `in the drawings, the support plate 10has secured thereto by means of screws 23, a base 22 which carries anumber of pull switches, one

for each lamp socket, as set forth in my copending application, filedMarch 10th,V 1911,

`and having Serial No. 613,571, which is a division of .the present'application. .The

vscrews -23 which` secure the basel 22 to the support plate 10 alsoserve to secure in p o- This hood. is.

' sertible between said socket-carryingmembers for maintaining them in adeterminate position relatively to one another.

2. An lelectrolier comprising a support member, a plurality oflamp-socket-carrying members hingedly connected with said support memberso as to be capable of swinging ina plane substantially parallel to theplane of said support member, means for releasably locking oneLof saidsocket-carrying members in a determinate position relatively to saidsupport'member, and means for releasably locking said socket carryingmembers .ina determinate position relatlvely to one another. y

3. An electrolier 'comprising a support member, a plurality oflampesocket-carrying members hingedly connectedwith said support memberso as to be capable of swinging in aplane substantially parallel to theplane of said support member, and a easing adapted to be'placed oversaid support member,

said easing having recesses for receiving said lamp-socket-carryingmembers.

4C. An electrolier comprising a support member, a plurality oflamp-socket-earrying members hingedly connected to said support membersso as to be capable of swinging in a plane substantially parallel to theplane of said support member, means for locking one of saidsocket-carrying members in a determinate position relatively to saidsupport member, and a casing adapted to inclose said support member,said casing having a plurality of recesses for receiving saidlamp-socket-carrying members and thereby maintaining them in adeterminate position relatively to one another.

5. electrolier comprising a support member, a plurality ofla1np-socketcarrying members hingedly connected with said support memberso as to be capable of swing- `ing in a plane substantially parallel tothe plane of said support member, and a casing adapted to be placed oversaid support member, and spacing means, insertible between saidsocket-carrying members, for maintain-v ing them in a determinateposition relatively to one another.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two witnesses.

REUBEN B. BENJAMIN. Witnesses:

CHARLES G. COPE, CHARLES L. HOPKINS.

